Nodding Syndrome is an unexplained neurological syndrome seen mostly in South Sudan and Uganda. Certains triggers, including temperature and food, cause weakness in neck muscles, and the resultant nodding.
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- The syndrome stealing Uganda and South Sudan’s children The BBC reports on a mysterious disease.
- Uganda’s nodding disease: “I’ve lost hope” The BBC reports on the human cost of this mysterious neurological syndrome.
- Wikipedia The free encyclopedia summarises the state of knowledge of symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, prognosis, possible causes, and prevalence and epidemiology.
- Mysterious ‘nodding syndrome’ affects many Ugandan children The Washington Post reports that Nodding syndrome affects many children in Uganda, but experts don’t know what it is or what causes it.
- Nodding disease: First Ugandan treatment centres open The BBC reports that Uganda has opened its first clinics specifically set to help thousands of children who have nodding syndrome.
- Scientists baffled by mystery disease striking Uganda A video report by the BBC from Kitgum in northern Uganda.
- Nodding Syndrome The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes its efforts to understand this “mysterious disease affecting children”.
- Investigation into the Nodding syndrome in Witto Payam, Western Equatoria State in 2010 The South Sudan Medical Journal reports on whether nodding syndrome is a form of epilepsy.